Hammett
1982 · 98 min
Directed by Wim Wenders. Written by Dennis O'Flaherty, Joe Gores, Peter Handke. Starring Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear.
Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a living, receives an unexpected visit from an old friend asking for help.
Critics 75% · audiences 61% · streaming on YouTube (free), Plex, Fawesome